"23andMe Faces Lawsuit Over Failure to Detect Cyberattacks Targeting Specific Customer Groups"

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"23andMe Faces Lawsuit Over Failure to Detect Cyberattacks Targeting Specific Customer Groups"
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23andMe failed to detect account intrusions for months, resulting in personal data from 6.9 million users being compromised. North Korea is reportedly using generative AI tools for hacking targets, while the digital ad industry's Patternz service is fueling a global surveillance dragnet. Additionally, researchers from MIT have developed an algorithm that can convert data from smart devices' ambient light sensors into an image of the scene in front of the device, raising concerns about potential surveillance abuse.

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